The story “Measuring” uses the literary technique of imagery to reflect the visceral (physical) aspect of a mother dying from cancer, as witnessed by her caregiver son. In this activity, you will apply your reading and listening skills in order to understand the events and message of the story.
Step 1: On the next page, listen to the story by clicking the audio button. Follow along with the text and try to understand what is happening in the story.
You may pause the story at any time.
Step 2: Without clicking the audio button, reread the story silently to yourself. Note that key vocabulary words are highlighted. As you read, you may mouse over the highlighted words to see their definitions.
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